Odontaspis parvidens
Cappetta, 1973
Classification: Elasmobranchii Lamniformes Odontaspididae
Reference of the original description
Selachians from the Carlile Shale (Turonian) of South Dakota. Journal of Paleontology, 47(3), 504–514
Selachians from the Carlile Shale (Turonian) of South Dakota. Journal of Paleontology, 47(3), 504–514
Description:
Citation: Odontaspis parvidens Cappetta, 1973: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 04/2024
Description
Diagnosis after Cappetta, 1973 [316]: Species of small dimensions. Crown as high as root; smooth in anterior teeth; striated on inner face of lateral teeth. One pair of lateral denticles of small size. Mesial trenchant edge absent; distal trenchant edge reduced in anterior teeth. Massive root with distinct internal protuberance divided by deep groove; pitted branches, often very short.
Diagnosis after Cappetta, 1973 [316]: Species of small dimensions. Crown as high as root; smooth in anterior teeth; striated on inner face of lateral teeth. One pair of lateral denticles of small size. Mesial trenchant edge absent; distal trenchant edge reduced in anterior teeth. Massive root with distinct internal protuberance divided by deep groove; pitted branches, often very short.
References
Selachians from the Atarque Sandstone Member of the Tres Hermanos Formation (Upper Cretaceous: Turonian), Sevilleta Grant near La Joya, Socorro County, New Mexico. New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Circular, 195, 7–19
Selachians from the Late Cretaceous (Turonian) Atarque Sandstone Member, Tres Hermanos Formation, Sevilleta Grant, Socorro County, New Mexico. New Mexico Geology, 7, 1–7
Upper Cretaceous sharks from the Black Hills region, Wyoming and South Dakota. Mountain Geologist, 16(2), 59–66
Selachians from the Carlile Shale (Turonian) of South Dakota. Journal of Paleontology, 47(3), 504–514
Selachians from the Atarque Sandstone Member of the Tres Hermanos Formation (Upper Cretaceous: Turonian), Sevilleta Grant near La Joya, Socorro County, New Mexico. New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Circular, 195, 7–19
Selachians from the Late Cretaceous (Turonian) Atarque Sandstone Member, Tres Hermanos Formation, Sevilleta Grant, Socorro County, New Mexico. New Mexico Geology, 7, 1–7
Upper Cretaceous sharks from the Black Hills region, Wyoming and South Dakota. Mountain Geologist, 16(2), 59–66
Selachians from the Carlile Shale (Turonian) of South Dakota. Journal of Paleontology, 47(3), 504–514
